John Cusack has had quite the career, so let's honor his run where it all began....the 80's. So everyone pick your TWO Cusack favs from the 80's.
Choices:
Class (1983) Sixteen Candles (1984) Grandview, USA (1984) The Sure Thing (1985) Better Off Dead (1985) The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) Stand By Me (1986) One Crazy Summer (1986) Hot Pursuit (1987) Broadcast News (1987) Eight Men Out (1988) Tapeheads (1988) Elvis Stories (1989) Say Anything (1989) Fat Man and the Little Boy (1989)
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
My favorite John Cusak movie isn't from the 80's (go figure that one) My favorite movie is Serendipity.
Now does the top 2 favorite movies...have to be because of his role in them/character...or can they just be your favorite movies?
My favorite 2 movies are:
Class and Sixteen Candles
My favorite roles of his are:
Say Anything and Better Off Dead
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Been a huge John Cusack for years. I even have a Say Anything promo pin/button, how geeky is that?
The two roles of his I like on the the list are:
The Sure Thing Say Anything
Honorable mention is Better off dead
I really like him in some later roles like Grosse Pointe Blank, Pushing Tin and High Fidelity.
Posted by Rainbowbrite22 (Member # 2288) on :
I love love john cusack my fav 80s films are the sure thing and say anything fav 90s high fedility and serendipity 00s must love dogs and 1408
Posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes.... (Member # 1022) on :
80s - The Sure Thing, and Sixteen Candles at #2 (but not becuase of him - he has too small a role to influence my choice there)
Overall, the other movies he's made that hit the top for me are High Fidelity and Grosse Point Blank.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
I am a huge fan of Cusack. The Sure Thing is definitely at the top of my list along with Sixteen Candles. He was brilliant in Eight Men Out as well....that is probably my third pick.
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
i love my man, cusack and his sincere face .
my favorite cusack movie is definitley SERENDIPITY as well.
but as for his 80s movies:
the sure thing & better off dead win for me.
he was so cooky in these movies and i loved it.
i've never been a fan of the movie say anything, though i know a lot of people like it. i was always annoyed by ione sky's character.
i love seeing him in movies. his small role in stand by me was awesome.
as much as i love the guy, i disliked high fidelity. the movie took a great concept and went nowhere with it... monster let down IMO.
Posted by Aruba4me (Member # 6258) on :
Out of Valley's list my 2 faves are: The Sure Thing Eight Men Out
My all time fave is The Grifters, with Identity a close second.
Am I the only one that doesn't really like Say Anything? I never did for some reason. The only reason to watch it is for Lily Taylor IMO.
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
haha wow, another person who doesn't like say anything. i thought i was really the only one! Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
1.Better off Dead 2.Class
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
The scenes with Lili Taylor were like a precursor to the grunge era. Imagine if they casted Courtney Love? She was a struggling actress/musician in 89. And how can you not like it when Lloyd is raising that big ghetto blaster in the rain? Julie put Randy in pretty much the same predicament six year earlier in Valley girl.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I heart Say Anything! Lloyd Dobbler is one of my favorites film characters. Plus it's set where I now live. "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen"
I just recently saw John on Inside the Actors Studio.......if there is a way to watch it on youtube I suggest it......it was great.
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
He still seems kind of embarassed but those teen movies, I guess he considers himself a serious actor. But he was so good at comedy. Him and Tim Robbins were so zany in Tapeheads.
I heard that he and good friend jeremy Piven had a bit of a falling out the past two years. I heard he was envious of Piven's success in Old school and Entourage, don't know how true that is.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by ISIS: My favorite movie is Serendipity.
Not my favorite, but I'll admit I like that "chick flick" as well. Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
Ah, my all time favourite actor.. .
Best two 80’s movies:
- The Sure Thing - Say Anything
Post-80’s:
- Grosse Point Blank - Pushing Tin
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
This is hard...cuz I really really love 16 CANDLES and STAND BY ME (those are in my Top 10 faves list anyway) but they are not really SHOWCASING John Cusack.....for movies where he's front and center BETTER OFF DEAD and THE SURE THING.
Im not thrilled with SAY ANYTHING either! I think Ie xpected something funnier? I mean after movies like 16 CANDLES and BETTER OFF DEAD that managed to marry romance AND humor I guess I expected SAY ANYTHING to be a little funnier. Honestly the only thing I vividly remember (aside from the whole PETER GABRIEL thing) is that girl writing all those songs about "Joe" . I bought it on DVD awhile back to see if now that I was a grown up I'd appreciate it more....that was two or three years ago and I've yet to watch it again. I would rather watch BETTER OFF DEAD for the 50th time.
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
John is the man!
I'll pick...
The Sure Thing (1985) Say Anything (1989)
Valley you are evil! hehehe Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Say Anything & Tapeheads from the 80s, but the Cusack movie I've seen more times than any other is Grosse Pointe Blank.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Better Off Dead and Class.
Posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes.... (Member # 1022) on :
John Cusack movies where a part was found for his sister Joan.....
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004) Broadcast News (1987) Class (1983) 5.5/10 Cradle Will Rock (1999) Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) High Fidelity (2000) Making of 'Class', The (1983) (2007) Say Anything... (1989) Sixteen Candles (1984) War, Inc. (2008)
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes....: John Cusack movies where a part was found for his sister Joan.....
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004) Broadcast News (1987) Class (1983) 5.5/10 Cradle Will Rock (1999) Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) High Fidelity (2000) Making of 'Class', The (1983) (2007) Say Anything... (1989) Sixteen Candles (1984) War, Inc. (2008)
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